Which comment by a mother during a family therapy session shows evidence of scapegoating?
a. "Our youngest child always starts arguments and upsets everyone else."
b. "We all express our feelings openly except when we think it might upset my husband."
c. "Our oldest child knows that my husband and I are doing all we can for the others."
d. "After my husband has been drinking, I have to get everyone up and ready for school."
ANS: A
Scapegoating is blaming family problems on a member of the family who is not very powerful. The purpose of the blaming is to keep the focus off painful issues and off the blamers themselves. A double-bind message, such as "We all express our feelings openly except when...," involves giving instructions that are inherently contradictory or that place the person in a no-win situation. "Our oldest child knows that …" is an example of triangulation, wherein a third party is engaged to help stabilize an unstable pair within the family. A child assuming parental responsibilities (e.g., caring for siblings) because a parent fails to do so is an example of enabling.
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